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‘I could feel numbness’: Woman bitten by shark on South Padre Island describes moments before, after attack
Read full article: ‘I could feel numbness’: Woman bitten by shark on South Padre Island describes moments before, after attackA woman who was one of four people attacked by a shark off South Padre Island on Independence Day shared what she experienced the moments before she was attacked.
'Bad Guys' repeats at No. 1, Liam Neeson's latest misfires
Read full article: 'Bad Guys' repeats at No. 1, Liam Neeson's latest misfiresThe DreamWorks animated heist movie “The Bad Guys” was the top film in U.S. and Canada theaters for the second straight weekend, while the latest Liam Neeson thriller suggested the actor’s particular set of skills may be wearing thin with audiences.
San Antonio man reels in 12-foot hammerhead shark along Padre Island National Seashore
Read full article: San Antonio man reels in 12-foot hammerhead shark along Padre Island National SeashoreJoe Guerrero reeled in a 12-foot hammerhead shark along the Padre Island National Seashore last weekend and his kids were there to witness it.
Two Texas anglers catch same 10+ foot lemon shark on Padre Island National Seashore 1 year apart
Read full article: Two Texas anglers catch same 10+ foot lemon shark on Padre Island National Seashore 1 year apartPADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE, Texas – Two Texas anglers caught the same lemon shark nearly one year apart but with one major difference -- the 123-inch shark is very visibly pregnant in the second photo. “That was the first shark I ever caught on that particular rod and reel,” said Fuller, who told KSAT he caught the shark off the coast of Padre Island National Seashore. Just over a year later, Paul Odabashian caught the same lemon shark along on the Padre Island National Seashore just a few miles from where Fuller caught the shark. Odabashian said the catch “is pending becoming the catch and release lemon shark state record." Both anglers chose to protect the exact location along Padre Island National Seashore where the lemon shark was caught.
Woman catches 9-foot tiger shark near Bob Hall Pier in Corpus Christi
Read full article: Woman catches 9-foot tiger shark near Bob Hall Pier in Corpus ChristiCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Large shark catches off the Texas coast are more common than you might think. One of the most recent anglers to land a big fish is Josie Silva who caught a 9-foot tiger shark south of Bob Hall Pier in Corpus Christi on Labor Day. Silva said her shark catch was part of Texas Shark Rodeo which is a catch-photo-release team-oriented, shark-fishing tournament with an emphasis on tagging and collecting data for the conservation of sharks. “Our team is the Team 3rd Coast Beach Bums. The rod I used I made myself the week before,” Silva said.
Watch coast guard open fire on shark swimming toward crew members in water
Read full article: Watch coast guard open fire on shark swimming toward crew members in waterA shark, dozens of U.S. Coast Guard members and an inflatable unicorn are all safe after what could have been a disastrous encounter in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. About 30-40 crew members on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball were swimming in the ocean after a long day when, what appears to be a 6 to 8-foot longfin mako or pelagic thresher shark was spotted swimming towards the crew, according to Military.com. Yes, shark watch is a real thing. Coast Guard and Navy vessels have personnel on designated shark and polar bear watches, Military.com reported. The shark was roughly 30-feet away when Cintron opened fire, according to a Facebook post from U.S. Coast Guard officials.